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13 07, 2015

New Mexico Court Favors Worker in Medical Marijuana Case

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The New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled that a patient in the state’s medical marijuana program who was injured on the job must be reimbursed by an employer for the expense of marijuana used for treatment. The Santa Fe …

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14 07, 2015

Georgia Hopes to Establish State as Captive-Friendly with Revised Law

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Companies looking to form captives in Georgia can now do so with more favorable conditions since the passage of several business-friendly amendments to the Georgia captive insurance law, which became effective July 1. The effort to make the changes to …

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13 07, 2015

Nebraska High Court Reverses Work Comp Ruling Favoring Employee

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The omission of one word in a workers’ compensation court ruling favoring a co-op employee hurt during a company party led the Nebraska Supreme Court to reverse the ruling on July 10. The case stems from a 2010 cookout held …

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13 07, 2015

Colorado Asks for Major Disaster Declaration in Wake of Spring Floods

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Colorado is asking federal disaster managers for a major disaster declaration in the wake of severe weather and flooding this spring and early summer that impacted 11 counties. The Denver Post reported the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency …

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13 07, 2015

Nevada School District to Settle Insurance Broker Suit for $1.65M

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The Clark County School District in Nevada says it will pay a former insurance broker $1.65 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the public agency ended the broker’s contract prematurely. The Las Vegas Sun reported at the time that …

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13 07, 2015

Feds Say Texas Deaths Show DuPont Has ‘Failed’ Safety Program

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U.S. regulators on took DuPont to task for a massive gas leak last year that killed four workers at a plant in Texas, placing the chemical company in its “severe violator enforcement program” and saying the accident shows it has …

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13 07, 2015

NGM Insurance Introduces Expanded Workers’ Comp. Program in Virginia

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The Main Street America Group’s NGM Insurance Co. has introduced an expanded workers’ compensation program in Virginia via its network of independent insurance agents throughout the commonwealth. “The expanded pricing levels in Virginia, available through our additional writing companies, enables …

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13 07, 2015

Missouri Property Owner Sued Over Man’s Elevator Death

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The sister of a musician and photographer who fell 18 feet to his death down a downtown St. Louis building’s elevator shaft is suing the former property owner and the elevator’s manufacturer. The lawsuit filed in St. Louis Circuit Court …

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13 07, 2015

Connecticut WCC Unveils New Mediation Program

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The Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) on July 1 launched a new program providing mediation opportunities for possible settlement of contested cases. Under the program, parties in a litigated matter may request the services of a commissioner to help mediate …

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13 07, 2015

Damage Assessment Tops $20M in Storm-Hit New Jersey Counties

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Southern New Jersey towns hit hard by severe storms that ripped through the area last month could be in line to get federal aid to help offset cleanup costs. Federal Emergency Management Agency officials spent a second day in the …

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